Reproductive BioMedicine Online: November 2019 (Volume 39, Issue 5)

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Editorial

Male fertility: a window on the health of this generation and the next 
Christopher LR Barratt, Richard A Anderson, Chris De Jonge 

Experimental reproductive biology

MUC20 expression marks the receptive phase of the human endometrium 
Artjom Stepanjuk, Mariann Koel, Martin Pook, Merli Saare, Kersti Jääger, Maire Peters, Kaarel Krjutškov, Sulev Ingerpuu, Andres Salumets 

Oxytocin antagonism reverses the effects of high oestrogen levels and oxytocin on decidualization and cyclooxygenase activity in endometrial tissues 
Maria Sztachelska, Donata Ponikwicka-Tyszko, Gabriela Sokolowska, Slawomir Anisimowicz, Jan Czerniecki, Weronika Lebiedzinska, Monika Zbucka-Kretowska, Marek Zygmunt, Slawomir Wołczynski, Piotr Pierzynski 

Clinical embryology

Mechanical zona pellucida removal of vitrified-warmed human blastocysts does not affect the clinical outcome 
Konstantine V. Kirienko, Valentina P. Apryshko, Anna A. Naumova, Margarita A. Kharitonova, Aleksey A. Klepukov, Anton I. Bolt, Irina Y. Ermilova, Anna G. Mironova, Yana V. Bozina, Elena B. Lebedeva, Ekaterina Y. Simonenko, Gabor Vajta, Sergey A. Yakovenko 

Clinical assisted reproductive technology

Is there an association between oocyte number and embryo quality? A systematic review and meta-analysis 
Belinda G. Vermey, Su Jen Chua, Mohammad Hadi Zafarmand, Rui Wang, Salvatore Longobardi, Evelyn Cottell, Francois Beckers, Ben W. Mol, Christos A. Venetis, Thomas D'Hooghe 

Could ethnicity have a different effect on fresh and frozen embryo transfer outcomes: a retrospective study 
M. Mascarenhas, A.H. Balen 

Repeated GnRH agonist doses for luteal support: a proof of concept 
Amir Wiser, Anat Hershko Klement, Tal Shavit, Arie Berkovitz, Roni Rahav Koren, Ofer Gonen, Keren Amichay, Adrian Shulman 

Three-dimensional ultrasound diagnosis of T-shaped uterus is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes after embryo transfer 
Shelby A. Neal, Scott J. Morin, Marie D. Werner, Ndeye-Aicha Gueye, Paul Pirtea, Richard T. Scott Jr., Linnea R. Goodman 

Infertility

Systemic oxidative stress as a possible mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of mild endometriosis-related infertility 
Elisa Melo Ferreira, Vanessa Silvestre Innocenti Giorgi, Jhenifer Kliemchen Rodrigues, Aline Zyman de Andrade, Alceu Afonso Jordão Junior, Paula Andrea Navarro 

Predictors of uterine fibroid volume reduction under ulipristal acetate: a prospective MRI study 
Antoine Netter, Vanessa Pauly, Pascale Siles, Audrey Pivano, Vincent Vidal, Aubert Agostini 

Fertility preservation knowledge, attitudes and intentions among children by proxy and adolescents with cancer 
Nikoletta Panagiotopoulou, Frederik W van Delft, Jane A Stewart 

Periconception, pregnancy and child outcomes

Influence of Caesarean section–pregnancy interval on uterine rupture risk and IVF pregnancy rates: systematic review and mathematical modelling 
Roberto Matorras, Leire Berreteaga, Lucía Laínz, Antonia Exposito, Luis Martínez

Risk of miscarriage in women conceiving after medically assisted reproduction with an ultrasound-verified viable pregnancy at 6–8 weeks’ gestation 
Iben Riishede, Camilla Berndt Wulff, Charlotte Kvist Ekelund, Anja Pinborg, Ann Tabor 

Conservative management of Caesarean scar pregnancies with systemic multidose methotrexate: predictors of treatment failure and reproductive outcomes 
Gabriel Levin, Roy Zigron, Uri P Dior, Ronit Gilad, Asher Shushan, Avi Benshushan, Amihai Rottenstreich 

Paternal preconception folate intake in relation to gestational age at delivery and birthweight of newborns conceived through assisted reproduction 
Nerea Martín-Calvo, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Audrey J. Gaskins, Feiby L. Nassan, Paige L. Williams, Irene Souter, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro 

Reproductive endocrinology and health

Association between disease extent and pain symptoms in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis 
Eliana Montanari, Bernhard Dauser, Joerg Keckstein, Elisabeth Kirchner, Zoltan Nemeth, Gernot Hudelist 

Both high and low HCG day progesterone concentrations negatively affect live birth rates in IVF/ICSI cycles 
Philippe Arvis, Philippe Lehert, Anne Guivarc'h-Levêque 

Ovarian stimulation for oocyte vitrification does not modify disease-free survival and overall survival rates in patients with early breast cancer 
Elkin Muñoz, Javier Domingo, Gonzalo De Castro, Isabel Lorenzo, Juan A. García-Velasco, Jose Bellver, Antonio Pellicer, Nicolás Garrido 

Endocrine characteristics, body mass index and metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome 
Jian Li, Qi Wu, Chi Chiu Wang, Rui Wang, Ernest H.Y. Ng, Jian-Ping Liu, Ben Willem J. Mol, Xiao-Ke Wu, Wen-Tao Li 

Correspondence

Patient-tailored luteal phase support with progesterone may avoid unnecessary oocyte donation failures 
Jan Tesarik, Raquel Mendoza-Tesarik